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I'm a 29 year old guy who's passionate about building and fixing things, sometimes if they aren't even broken. I get a great sense of enjoyment out of creating, designing and building new things. I also love to see what new uses I can find for everyday conventional items. My dad was a huge inspiration in my life and is largely responsible for moulding me into the creative, tech-savvy person that I've grown up into. I'm so glad there is such a cool site like Instructables that has created a gr...
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That looks great! Gives it a nice, more finished look. Send a pic when it's all done with the clear coat as well! Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

Looks great! I really like the choice of stain as well. It's a great gift and relatively simple as well. The one advantage to yours being a bit on the heavy side is that the extra weight may actually add a bit of stability when it is resting on the tub.

Hi again,That's too bad that the paint stripper isn't working at all for you. The only other option I could suggest of the stripper isn't working would be to sand the paint down. You can do this by hand with a sanding block or with a power sander.

Hi there,Well, if you can't take the drain off, the only suggestion I can make is to carefully mask it with tape when you are painting. Is there no way to remove the insulation from the inside of the cooler? If you can get that out, there will most likely just be a nut securing the drain from the back side which is very easy to remove.As far as the paint stripper goes, I have found that if you rough up the surface with some sandpaper or medium steel wool so that it scores the paint in some areas down to the bare metal, the stripper works a bit better. How long are you leaving the stripper on for? Sometimes you just have to leave it for a bit longer than you might think for it to react with the paint.

Hi there,You can salvage wires from all sorts of old electronics that you may find out on the curbside. It's been a while since I did this Instructable, but I remember the original wiring was nothing fancy (I think maybe 20 gauge stranded copper). If you are talking about the coiled cord itself, you could buy something like this on eBay:http://www.ebay.ca/itm/12-ft-COILED-Stereo-Audio-E...And then just cut off the female end and wire to the headphones.